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Howto Make Dell XPS M1530 Multimedia Keys Work With iTunes!!!

I have being using itunes for a long time on my Dell XPS M1530… The only thing that bugs me while using itunes is that the multimedia keys only work when the itunes main window is in focus, which is very irritating… After a little bit of googling I found out this post and his solution …
Rumor: Microsoft’s Bing to Replace Google As Default Search Engine on iPhone…

Businessweek reports that Apple and Microsoft are currently in negotiations to replace Google as the default search engine on the iPhone with Microsoft’s Bing.com… The talks have reportedly been underway for weeks… Read the Article here…
Google’s approach in China!!!

As many of us would be aware, Google has openly announced that they will take an active stance against internet censoring by China… I find this move by Google to be very interesting and feel it would have a huge effect in the near future on the freedom of speech in China.. This move makes …
Bing Gets Its Own (Not So Short) URL Shortener (FAIL)!!!

Looks like Microsoft is also about to start a URL Shortening service…Its called Binged.it Binged.it is not yet public and is currently available only for internal use… Bing’s employee @fareologist has been using binged.it to shorten URLs when tweeting… I don’t see Binged.it gaining much traction… As compared to other URL Shortener its basically too …
‘Googlle’ opens technology certification ‘school’ in India!!!

Read the title again….. ‘GOOGLLE‘ The website for the new school, found here, is as bogus as it gets. Not only does it rip off Google’s logo, but it even uses the same favicon, all whilst having dead links to various web pages. According to TechCrunch, Googlle offers two different certifications: the “GCPA – Googlle …
Microsoft’s version of Twitter for China : MSN Juku!!!

Microsoft has launched a microblog / twitter style service in China based on Windows Live Messenger, expanding the social-networking functions linked to the chat software in the Chinese market where it is a hit.
Facebook and Twitter Hit Xbox 360!!!

With the new firmware coming out on Tuesday, November 17 Xbox 360 users can use Twitter, facebook from the console.It also includes Last.fm and Zune video compatibility. Note : Twitter, Last.fm, and Facebook will require an Xbox Live Gold membership ($50/year) and for some reason both Twitter and Facebook services require all users to be …
Microsoft Patents Sudo!!!

This news is unbelievable and quite confusing…. It appears that Microsoft would like everyone in the world to pay them a toll at least, even if they don’t want to use Microsoft’s software. It has just patented sudo, well its a personalized version of it. Apparently you can patent any command provided it is a …
The Revolution in Gaming – Project Natal!!!

Project Natal is the code name for a “controller-free gaming and entertainment experience” by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 video game platform. Based on an add-on peripheral for the Xbox 360 console, Project Natal enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the need to touch a game controller through a natural …
Big Companies keen to partner India’s Unique ID project!!!

It appears that IT giants Yahoo, Microsoft and Cisco are keen to help power the technology for India’s Unique Identification project. What is the Unique ID project? A project in which every Indian citizen would have one unique identification number(similar to a U.S. social security number) that will identify him/her. It would not just help …

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